SJEH, JASA Host Health Fair

Helping seniors make their lives safer and healthier will be the focus of the Health and Safety Fair to be held on Monday, May 23, 2005, from 11 am to 3 pm at JASA Brookdale Village, located at 131 Beach 19 Street.

There will be free screenings for high blood pressure, podiatry and depression, information on falls prevention, nutrition, emergency preparedness, fire safety, adult day care, elder abuse, and much more. Participants include: American Diabetes Association; Hunter Ambulance; Jewish Community Council of Far Rockaway; New York City Police Department; Fire Department of New York; St. John’s Community Mental Health Center; Sugar Free Express; and Visiting Nurse Service of New York.

There will be lots of giveaways. Refreshments will be provided.

A very reasonably-priced kosher lunch is available by reservation at

718-471-3200. For transportation information to and from the Health and

Safety Fair please call 718-327-6023. The Health and Safety Fair is sponsored by JASA and St. John’s Episcopal Hospital.